oec: Core Knowledge and Competency Framework for Professionals Working with Young Children and Their Families

Workforce Development

Connecticut Core Knowledge and
Competency Framework for Professionals Working with Young Children and Their
Families

{CKC}

This CT Core Knowledge and Competency
Framework (CKCs) was developed to represent a shared understanding (levels 1
& 2 in the document) of what professionals across multiple early childhood
roles should know and be able to do when working with young children and their
families. Also, a unique set of
competencies for teachers and caregivers serving children and families in any
setting is included in this CKC as levels 3 & 4.

*A common thread of professional
development expectations for competency growth;

*A broader base of knowledge and
understanding to better serve children and families; and,

*Interdisciplinary training and support
across higher education institutions, professional development entities, and
public policy work across agencies.

The Connecticut CKCs is a product of
thoughtful collaboration between representatives of multiple agencies and
entities that administer and/or deliver services to children families, and the
early childhood workforce at large. In
addition, the Institute of Medicine report on Transforming the Early Childhood
Workforce was influential in considering the structure of a shared core across
early childhood roles with child development as the foundational knowledge base
of all early childhood professionals.